Justice Department Public Lands Guidance Goes Against Public Opinion
- Mary Jo Brooks
- Jun 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Justice Department arguing that the Antiquities Act allows presidents to shrink or eliminate national monuments goes against a century of conservation measures that protect wildlife and historic sites — and runs contrary to the overwhelming, bipartisan public support for national monuments.
“The Antiquities Act has been used by nearly every president since Theodore Roosevelt to protect wildlife, conserve historic and Indigenous sites, and expand hunting and recreation opportunities for all 皇冠体育app官网平台ns,” said Abby Tinsley, vice president for conservation policy at the National Wildlife Federation. “Recent data from the poll shows that 89% of Western voters, including ‘four-in-five self-proclaimed MAGA supporters,’ believe that national monument designations should be kept in place. 皇冠体育app官网平台ns want their national monuments to endure for generations to come — not dissolved with the stroke of a pen.”
